"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.